Mali coup
Mali makes key gesture to ousted ex-president
A government decree seen by AFP late on Wednesday said former president Bah Ndaw would be given a chief of staff, four advisers and an aide-de-camp.
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Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrest
In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it "welcomes" the move by Mali to lift "all restrictive measures" on the former leaders.
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Man accused of trying to kill Mali president dies in custody
The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, had been taken into custody following the assassination attempt at Bamako's Grand Mosque on Tuesday.
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UN calls for free, fair Mali polls minus coup leaders
The volatile west African nation has announced a new government with army figures in key roles, in the wake of an internationally condemned coup led by Colonel Assimi Goita last month.
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Mali junta boss to be sworn in as interim president
Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office Monday as transitional president despite international condemnation of the power grab.
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France halts joint military operations with Mali over coup
The decision comes after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, ousted the country's civilian transitional president and prime minister last week.
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African Union suspends Mali after second coup in nine months
In a statement, the AU warned that if the military did not hand back power to civilian transitional leaders, 'the Council will not hesitate to impose targeted sanctions and other punitive measures'.
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Ecowas suspends Mali over second coup in nine months
With the junta going back on its previous commitment to civilian political leaders, doubts have been raised about its other pledges, including a promise to hold elections in early 2022.
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Mali's new president heads to ECOWAS over double coup
ECOWAS invited Goita to come to Ghana's capital Accra for "consultations" ahead of an extraordinary summit on Sunday devoted to Mali, following the recent coup.
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Mali strongman Goita pledges to name new prime minister
On Monday, soldiers detained the leaders of a caretaker government tasked with steering Mali's return to civilian rule following a coup last August.
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Mali president and PM resign after arrest by military junta
President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, resigned in the presence of mediators visiting the military base where they were being held, said Baba Cisse, special advisor to junta boss Assimi Goita.
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Malian army detains leaders, triggering condemnation, coup fears
President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane lead an interim government that was installed under the threat of regional sanctions following a putsch in August, and the detentions on Monday raised fears of a second coup.
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Ex-defence minister appointed Mali's transition leader
Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita said in a televised statement that former defence minister Bah Ndaw would become transition president -- while he himself would serve as vice president.
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Ecowas hopes for civilian-led transition govt in Mali 'in days'
President Nana Akufo-Addo, who currently chairs Ecowas, said that a mediator would travel to Bamako in a week and the 15-nation bloc wanted the process finished.
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Mali's protest leader backs civilian 'rare bird' to lead transition
Dicko, a Salafist preacher who earlier this year electrified protesters during anti-government demonstrations, told the state broadcaster late on Wednesday that Mali needed assistance and that it had nothing to gain by going behind the back of the international community.
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Ecowas agrees Mali transitional government to last a year: Nigerian presidency
The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) held a summit on Friday to discuss Mali’s future and whether to lift sanctions on the country following last week’s ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Mali junta says it has freed ousted president Keita
Keita’s whereabouts could not immediately be confirmed. His residence in Bamako appeared deserted at midday with no sign of the usual security presence outside, a local resident said, asking not to be named.
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EU freezes Mali training missions after military coup, denies responsibility
The two missions assisting Mali’s army and police are part of international efforts to stabilise Mali and extend the state’s authority, but the EU is facing questions about whether it inadvertently helped train the coup plotters.
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Mali suspended from international Francophone community over coup
Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session held via videoconference, while adding that it would maintain any cooperation that would help the civilian population and a transition to democracy.
